AU Payroll - Set up second auto super authoriser
Having a 2nd person as a Super Authoriser would be helpful when the 1st person goes on leave.
Hey everyone, we appreciate a lot of recent activity and trend in this idea especially with Pay Day Super coming.
As mentioned in my last updated this is an idea our product teams are keeping a close pulse on and we want you to know this is high on our agenda, likely to be picked up later this year.
While we can't provide any commitments as yet, we'll share another update here as soon as there's progress.
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Siew Luke
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We are only a few months away for Payday super, this is very important when the primary person is going on leave.
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Ben Haigh
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Xero, come on. This idea is incredibly important to serious businesses, but now it is also urgent. With Payday Super starting soon - what happens if that single authoriser is on leave or is unwell?
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Deborah Smedley
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Xero this is becoming critical - please do better!
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Dianna Rea
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At the moment, only one person and one mobile number can get the authorisation number for the superannuation payments. When we have to make payments weekly, this could be an issue if the one person that is authorised is away unexpectedly. We shouldn't have to change the authorised the person EVERY time they are away. It is annoying. Please consider adding at least 2 people to authorise.
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Lori Notman
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This is extremely important, as a bookkeeper I currently process super & authorise payments. We are wanting to start training clients how to do this when they process the payroll so they are confident once the new rules are mandatory & to avoid them being fined for delays. We don't need to be bombarded with messages to authorise super when the clients process wages. This has been raised many years ago & should have already be implemented.
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Nat Burt
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Critical - Please add a second user for automatic Superannuation approver.
Payroll is shared and we cannot have only one user.
I see this issue has been raised over 4 years ago and no progress. This has now become critical with changes upcoming.
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Kathy Jones
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Auto Superannuation payment increase approver to two at least to select from. People have to have holidays and with the upcoming payday super it would be good if there where existing approvers to select the processing of the SGC payment from when it goes to be approved. At the moment you have to change the approver if the usual person who approves is unable to do and then change it back when they are available. Very inconvenient and someone has to remember to do it. (We already pay weekly and at this stage left it for payment until the usual person was able to do approval, but we will not be able to do this from 1 July 2026 and will have to remember to change).
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Virginia Herrera
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I have just marked this matter as critical. Hopefully, Xero will listen to us.
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Vicki Brown
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This is critical with payday super.
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Michael Filgate
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I've raised a case with customer support, and they are quite responsive and say all the right things, but despite my multiple suggestions they don't post here. Bizarre. It's like their customer support systems are disjointed and dysfunctional, I guess like the software itself. Bizarrely, customer support pointed me to this post, despite me having already commented and upvoted, and the fact its completely abandoned in terms of Xero representation from Xero.
I get the impression it's now on their list of things to do, hence the mysterious status here of 'accepted', but who knows what are all the various statuses and what order they proceed, how long it takes or what the criteria is for acceptance and progression between steps.
I suggest:
1/ make sure you upvote this
2/ raise a support case to increase the pressure for them to fix this, or at least to get more information on the status, since this clearly isn't a place where updates are posted, despite the copy-and-paste post from Kelly Munro saying "If there is any change to share around this we’ll update you all through this idea." -
Virginia Herrera
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I can't believe that this started 3 years ago and there is still no response from Xero. The last response from Xero was 15th July. Very disappointing.
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Jen Mackenzie
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Absolute necessity given the new requirements for super to be processed on payday
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Laura Mazzella
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Our current authorised user (our client) is away overseas. We (Tax agent) cannot complete lodgement even through she can send the authorisation code via SMS. Lodgement will be further delayed and SGC penalties will increase.
Absolutely critical that there is a backup authorisation feature here. -
Sandra Santelli
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Necessary for when the Super Authoriser goes on leave or has an emergency situation
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Simone Parker
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This is an absolute must, with payday Super coming soon we need this in place.
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Jenny Anderson
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With the implementation of Payday Superannuation processing to begin on 01/07/2026 it would assist if more than 1 person can approve the superannuation. Including accountants or bookkeepers. It should be part of the authorisation level that the Subscriber can control.
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Sharon Cross
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This should be a priority as it is clear many users are experiencing issues having only one authoriser. It is unacceptable that super can't be paid when the authoriser is away.
As stated by others in this feed, payday super cannot work with one authoriser.
Would support please give an update on the progress of this and if it will be in effect by July 1st? -
Jess Mckay
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This needs to be a priority for Xero!! It has been hard enough to have only 1 person to authorize and that's without payday super. Please get this sorted ASAP
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Jane Merchant
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I requested for this to be done years ago and still nothing has been done. With the changes coming through and if a payroll officers is away (especially if they are overseas) there is no provision for the super to be paid.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH Xero, get your act together and get this sorted our -
Kerry Ley-Smith
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WE NEED THIS NOW !
Seriously i am in shock that this is not already up and running with Pay Day Super.
Come on Xero!
Maybe MYOB or QuickBooks are looking tempting now!!!